Originally Posted by Attila the Fun

I'll politely disagree in the case of MD. (I don't live in the other locations, so I won't speculate about them.) It appears to me that MD has decided that traffic fines are an alternative form of taxation. They want to keep that revenue stream flowing.

Consider this: If you haven't had a previous, recent speeding ticket, most judges will give you probation before judgement. For those of you not familiar with that terminology, it means that, if you don't get another ticket within one year, they erase the violation. IOW, you're re-set back to zero points.

It's possible that they are simply being nice and trying to keep people from getting screwed by their insurance companies. It's also possible that pigs will fly, and the sun will rise in the west. I believe that the goal is to keep you on the road, rather than suspended; and not too concerned about tickets, since your insurance rates haven't been jacked up; and ready to contribute some more money to the law enforcement establishment every 367 days.

Think of it as NOT killing the geese who are laying the golden traffic fines.

Originally Posted by f1blueRx7

So I'm not the only one that has figured this out? The cops always get mad when I bring up this point....